Need help reading Chinese (on fabric)

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07 April 2020, 12:13 PM

AdagioM

Need help reading Chinese (on fabric)

I sewed these this weekend, and now I’m wondering what they say...

07 April 2020, 01:31 PM

Axtremus

Looks like some classic text, possibly referencing the Han dynasty/era. I do not know which book it came from, but I also do not see anything "offensive" in there, so I guess at the very least you can keep that on your face without worrying about the text offending anyone.

07 April 2020, 01:51 PM

ShiroKuro

Yikes! I can't read Chinese to begin with, but I always forget how "difficult" Chinese characters look with the hiragana used in amongst the characters in Japanese writing.

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07 April 2020, 02:22 PM

AdagioM

quote:
Originally posted by Axtremus:
Looks like some classic text, possibly referencing the Han dynasty/era. I do not know which book it came from, but I also do not see anything "offensive" in there, so I guess at the very least you can keep that on your face without worrying about the text offending anyone.

Thanks, Ax! I can always wear it with the stars on the outside, but I wanted to make sure it wasn’t saying something I didn’t agree with! I’ve had it for about 15 years, so I was pretty sure it wasn’t currently political. Although, what goes around comes around!

07 April 2020, 02:22 PM

AdagioM

quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
Yikes! I can't read Chinese to begin with, but I always forget how "difficult" Chinese characters look with the hiragana used in amongst the characters in Japanese writing.

I can barely remember how to write my name...

07 April 2020, 03:02 PM

pianojuggler

Chinese characters in Chinese are "hanzi".

Chinese characters in Japanese are "kanji".

Coincidence?

I think not!

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